Their faces twisted in pain, but they quickly recovered. Looking up, they saw another alien who had fallen into madness standing in their way.
The alien fiend had one eye and one arm, and its entire body was covered in inch-long hair. Its unkempt locks obscured most of its face, while its single eye glowed blood-red, brimming with savagery. Its aura was powerful—it had already reached Spirit Transformation!
Noticing the two of them, the alien fiend attacked without hesitation, swinging its lone arm as it charged!
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The Destiny Lantern hung high overhead. In the darkness, rustling sounds surged like a tide.
Pei Ling had traded with Gui Hengqiu for all her alien blood and handed the jade bottles over to Jade Snow Bat. But no matter how Jade Snow Bat looked, smelled, or examined them, she showed none of the reaction she'd had earlier.
Along the way, Pei Ling had also given Jade Snow Bat the alien's spine he had just dismantled. She showed no unusual reaction to that, either.
After several attempts, he soon confirmed that the blood flowing from the alien fiend just after its death was what had caused the reaction.
Besides, Ji Changfu had remained remarkably calm from beginning to end. Even when he'd seen Jade Snow Bat's reaction, he hadn't shown the slightest surprise. As expected, the Young Sect Master definitely knew something!
Just then, Gui Hengqiu's voice came through his ear: "Junior Brother Kang, the Young Sect Master lured us here under false pretenses. He must have an ulterior motive."
"With his cultivation, the three of us can only survive if we join forces and stick together."
Before she had finished, Chu Mo sent Pei Ling a voice transmission as well. "Junior Brother Kang, though you and I have had some misunderstandings, they